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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 146855" data-attributes="member: 524">Armed conflicts and attacks<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">Russian invasion of Ukraine</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_strikes_against_Ukrainian_infrastructure_%282022%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/26_August_2024_Russian_strikes_on_Ukraine" target="_blank">26 August 2024 Russian strikes on Ukraine</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Massive <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">Russian</a> attacks are launched on several <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_in_Ukraine" target="_blank">cities</a> across <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukraine</a> including <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyiv" target="_blank">Kyiv</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kharkiv" target="_blank">Kharkiv</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dnipro" target="_blank">Dnipro</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odesa" target="_blank">Odesa</a>, killing at least seven people. Ukrainian officials called it the largest Russian attack on Ukraine since the beginning of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">Russian invasion of Ukraine</a>. <a href="https://kyivindependent.com/explosions-in-kyiv-russia-launches-massive-missile-and-drone-attack-on-cities-across-ukraine/" target="_blank">(Kyiv Independent)</a> <a href="https://kyivindependent.com/a-near-death-feeling-largest-yet-russian-attack-on-ukraines-energy-infrastructure-brings-back-widespread-power-outages/" target="_blank">(Kyiv Independent 2)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A Russian <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loitering_munition" target="_blank">suicide drone</a> violates <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland" target="_blank">Polish</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airspace" target="_blank">airspace</a> during the attacks on Ukraine and crashes near <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorohusk" target="_blank">Dorohusk</a>. <a href="https://www.rferl.org/a/poland-russian-drone-airspace-ukraine/33093125.html" target="_blank">(Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_military_aid_to_Ukraine_during_the_Russo-Ukrainian_War" target="_blank">Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Audits conducted by the Ukrainian <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Defence_%28Ukraine%29" target="_blank">Ministry of Defense</a> determine that from March to July, multiple <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">Armed Forces of Ukraine</a> units never received nearly <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollar" target="_blank">US$</a>4.2 million in military aid labeled as &quot;humanitarian aid&quot; to bypass customs fees, prompting <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embezzlement" target="_blank">embezzlement</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illicit_enrichment" target="_blank">illicit enrichment</a> investigations. <a href="https://kyivindependent.com/military-units-have-not-received-humanitarian-aid-worth-over-4-million-due-to-alleged-customs-violations-dm-says/" target="_blank">(Kyiv Independent)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insurgency_in_Balochistan" target="_blank">Insurgency in Balochistan</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Hereof" target="_blank">Operation Hereof</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balochistan_Liberation_Army" target="_blank">Balochistan Liberation Army</a> (BLA) launches an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Offensive_%28military%29" target="_blank">offensive</a> against the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistani_Army" target="_blank">Pakistani Army</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balochistan%2C_Pakistan" target="_blank">Balochistan</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan" target="_blank">Pakistan</a>, gaining control of several key <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highway" target="_blank">highways</a>, including the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karachi" target="_blank">Karachi</a>–<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quetta" target="_blank">Quetta</a> section of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Highways_of_Pakistan" target="_blank">National Highway</a> 8, and damaging a train station connected to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran" target="_blank">Iran</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mastung_District" target="_blank">Mastung</a>. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/26/at-least-38-killed-in-multiple-armed-attacks-in-pakistans-balochistan" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least 14 soldiers and policemen and 21 Balochistan Liberation Army gunmen are killed in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambush" target="_blank">ambushes</a> and clashes on the highways. Five civilians are killed in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalat_District" target="_blank">Kalat District</a>. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/26/at-least-38-killed-in-multiple-armed-attacks-in-pakistans-balochistan" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Twenty-three people are killed in a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_shooting" target="_blank">mass shooting</a> targeting <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjabis" target="_blank">Punjabis</a> on a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highway" target="_blank">highway</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musakhail_District" target="_blank">Musakhail District</a>, Balochistan, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan" target="_blank">Pakistan</a>. About 30–40 armed men offloaded passengers from trucks and buses and shot them after checking their identities, then <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arson" target="_blank">set fire to</a> their vehicles. The Balochistan Liberation Army claims responsibility for the attack. <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1854830" target="_blank">(Dawn)</a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/2024/08/26/g-s1-19547/gunmen-attacks-southwestern-pakistan" target="_blank">(NPR)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libyan_crisis_%282011%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Libyan crisis</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benghazi" target="_blank">Benghazi</a>-based <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libya" target="_blank">Libyan</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_National_Stability" target="_blank">Government of National Stability</a> says it is shutting down all <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_field" target="_blank">oil fields</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_terminal" target="_blank">oil terminals</a> it controls and suspending production until further notice amid a dispute with the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Bank_of_Libya" target="_blank">central bank</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tripoli%2C_Libya" target="_blank">Tripoli</a>, Libya. <a href="https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20240826-libya-east-administration-says-closes-oil-fields-over-central-bank-rift" target="_blank">(France 24)</a> <a href="https://www.spglobal.com/commodityinsights/en/market-insights/latest-news/oil/082624-libyas-eastern-government-vows-total-oil-shutdown" target="_blank">(S&amp;P Global)</a></li>
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</ul>Business and economy<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada%E2%80%93China_relations" target="_blank">Canada–China relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada" target="_blank">Canada</a> announces a 100% tariff on imports of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China" target="_blank">Chinese</a>-made <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_vehicle_industry_in_China" target="_blank">electric vehicles</a> and a 25% tariff on Chinese <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steel" target="_blank">steel</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aluminum_alloy" target="_blank">aluminum</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/canada-china-evs-tariffs-0cd68ba7533bc6e7111cdd5811c8889c" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Football_League_Players_Association" target="_blank">National Football League Players Association</a> files a lawsuit against <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DraftKings" target="_blank">DraftKings</a> for allegedly breaking an agreement to pay licensing fees on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Football_League" target="_blank">NFL</a> players' <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personality_rights" target="_blank">likeness rights</a> after DraftKings closed its <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NFT" target="_blank">NFT trading cards</a> business. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/nfl-players-union-sues-draftkings-allegedly-breaking-nft-contract-2024-08-26/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Nigeria_floods" target="_blank">2024 Nigeria floods</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least 49 people are killed and over 40,000 people are displaced after heavy rains caused <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flood" target="_blank">floods</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adamawa_State" target="_blank">Adamawa</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jigawa_State" target="_blank">Jigawa</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taraba_State" target="_blank">Taraba</a> states in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigeria" target="_blank">Nigeria</a>. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/26/floods-in-nigeria-kill-displace-thousands" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arbaat_Dam_collapse" target="_blank">Arbaat Dam collapse</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The death toll of the Arbaat Dam collapse north of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Sudan" target="_blank">Port Sudan</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan" target="_blank">Sudan</a>, rises to over 60 after floodwater destroyed 20 villages and damaged or destroyed the residences of roughly 50,000 citizens. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/26/a-dam-collapsed-in-northeast-sudan-killing-four" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">One person is killed and three others are injured in a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landslide" target="_blank">landslide</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ketchikan" target="_blank">Ketchikan</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska" target="_blank">Alaska</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/alaska-ketchikan-landslide-disaster-32e0ee1db2ee45a4af581dcecb017e43" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
</ul>Health and environment<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023%E2%80%932024_mpox_epidemic" target="_blank">2023–2024 mpox epidemic</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany" target="_blank">Germany</a> announces it will donate 100,000 doses of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mpox" target="_blank">mpox</a> vaccines to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo" target="_blank">Democratic Republic of the Congo</a> and other <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africa" target="_blank">African</a> nations, as well as provide funding to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GAVI" target="_blank">GAVI Vaccine Alliance</a> through the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Health_Organization" target="_blank">World Health Organization</a>. <a href="https://www.dw.com/en/mpox-germany-to-give-africa-100000-doses-of-vaccine/a-70055504" target="_blank">(DW)</a></li>
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</ul>International relations<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France%E2%80%93Russia_relations" target="_blank">France–Russia relations</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrest_of_Pavel_Durov" target="_blank">Arrest of Pavel Durov</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Russian lawmakers accuse French authorities of arresting <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russians" target="_blank">Russian-born</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telegram_%28software%29" target="_blank">Telegram</a> CEO <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pavel_Durov" target="_blank">Pavel Durov</a> to acquire confidential information from Telegram users, and urge Russian users to delete all confidential information on it.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Duma" target="_blank">Russian Duma</a> Deputy Speaker <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladislav_Davankov" target="_blank">Vladislav Davankov</a> in a (translated) Telegram statement says &quot;If the French authorities refuse to release Pavel Durov from custody, I propose making every effort to move him to the UAE or the Russian Federation. With his consent, of course.&quot; <a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/telegram-ceo-arrest-pavel-durov-russian-military-communications-france/" target="_blank">(Politico)</a></li>
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</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrest_of_Pavel_Durov" target="_blank">Arrest of Pavel Durov</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_France" target="_blank">President of France</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmanuel_Macron" target="_blank">Emmanuel Macron</a> makes the first official French acknowledgement of the arrest of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telegram_%28software%29" target="_blank">Telegram</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_executive_officer" target="_blank">CEO</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pavel_Durov" target="_blank">Pavel Durov</a>, by stating that Durov's arrest had &quot;no political motive&quot; and dismissed free speech protesters' accusations and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" target="_blank">Russian</a> claims of the contrary as &quot;false information&quot;. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/pavel-durov-has-nothing-hide-telegram-says-arrested-founder-2024-08-26/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controversies_surrounding_Uber" target="_blank">Controversies surrounding Uber</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_Data_Protection_Authority" target="_blank">Dutch Data Protection Authority</a> fines <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uber" target="_blank">Uber</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euro" target="_blank">€</a>290 million (US$324 million) for allegedly breaching the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union" target="_blank">European Union</a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Data_Protection_Regulation" target="_blank">General Data Protection Regulation</a> to collect information on its European drivers. <a href="https://www.dw.com/en/dutch-watchdog-fines-uber-over-driver-data-protection/a-70047267" target="_blank">(DW)</a></li>
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</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2024_August_26" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 146855, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine']Russian invasion of Ukraine[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_strikes_against_Ukrainian_infrastructure_%282022%E2%80%93present%29']Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/26_August_2024_Russian_strikes_on_Ukraine']26 August 2024 Russian strikes on Ukraine[/URL] [LIST] [*]Massive [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Armed_Forces']Russian[/URL] attacks are launched on several [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_in_Ukraine']cities[/URL] across [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine']Ukraine[/URL] including [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyiv']Kyiv[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kharkiv']Kharkiv[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dnipro']Dnipro[/URL], and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odesa']Odesa[/URL], killing at least seven people. Ukrainian officials called it the largest Russian attack on Ukraine since the beginning of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine']Russian invasion of Ukraine[/URL]. [URL='https://kyivindependent.com/explosions-in-kyiv-russia-launches-massive-missile-and-drone-attack-on-cities-across-ukraine/']([I]Kyiv Independent[/I])[/URL] [URL='https://kyivindependent.com/a-near-death-feeling-largest-yet-russian-attack-on-ukraines-energy-infrastructure-brings-back-widespread-power-outages/']([I]Kyiv Independent 2[/I])[/URL] [*]A Russian [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loitering_munition']suicide drone[/URL] violates [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland']Polish[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airspace']airspace[/URL] during the attacks on Ukraine and crashes near [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorohusk']Dorohusk[/URL]. [URL='https://www.rferl.org/a/poland-russian-drone-airspace-ukraine/33093125.html'](Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_military_aid_to_Ukraine_during_the_Russo-Ukrainian_War']Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War[/URL] [LIST] [*]Audits conducted by the Ukrainian [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Defence_%28Ukraine%29']Ministry of Defense[/URL] determine that from March to July, multiple [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_Ukraine']Armed Forces of Ukraine[/URL] units never received nearly [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollar']US$[/URL]4.2 million in military aid labeled as "humanitarian aid" to bypass customs fees, prompting [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embezzlement']embezzlement[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illicit_enrichment']illicit enrichment[/URL] investigations. [URL='https://kyivindependent.com/military-units-have-not-received-humanitarian-aid-worth-over-4-million-due-to-alleged-customs-violations-dm-says/'](Kyiv Independent)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insurgency_in_Balochistan']Insurgency in Balochistan[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Hereof']Operation Hereof[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balochistan_Liberation_Army']Balochistan Liberation Army[/URL] (BLA) launches an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Offensive_%28military%29']offensive[/URL] against the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistani_Army']Pakistani Army[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balochistan%2C_Pakistan']Balochistan[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan']Pakistan[/URL], gaining control of several key [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highway']highways[/URL], including the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karachi']Karachi[/URL]–[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quetta']Quetta[/URL] section of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Highways_of_Pakistan']National Highway[/URL] 8, and damaging a train station connected to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran']Iran[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mastung_District']Mastung[/URL]. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/26/at-least-38-killed-in-multiple-armed-attacks-in-pakistans-balochistan'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [*]At least 14 soldiers and policemen and 21 Balochistan Liberation Army gunmen are killed in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambush']ambushes[/URL] and clashes on the highways. Five civilians are killed in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalat_District']Kalat District[/URL]. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/26/at-least-38-killed-in-multiple-armed-attacks-in-pakistans-balochistan'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [*]Twenty-three people are killed in a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_shooting']mass shooting[/URL] targeting [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjabis']Punjabis[/URL] on a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highway']highway[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musakhail_District']Musakhail District[/URL], Balochistan, [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan']Pakistan[/URL]. About 30–40 armed men offloaded passengers from trucks and buses and shot them after checking their identities, then [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arson']set fire to[/URL] their vehicles. The Balochistan Liberation Army claims responsibility for the attack. [URL='https://www.dawn.com/news/1854830']([I]Dawn[/I])[/URL] [URL='https://www.npr.org/2024/08/26/g-s1-19547/gunmen-attacks-southwestern-pakistan'](NPR)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libyan_crisis_%282011%E2%80%93present%29']Libyan crisis[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benghazi']Benghazi[/URL]-based [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libya']Libyan[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_National_Stability']Government of National Stability[/URL] says it is shutting down all [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_field']oil fields[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_terminal']oil terminals[/URL] it controls and suspending production until further notice amid a dispute with the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Bank_of_Libya']central bank[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tripoli%2C_Libya']Tripoli[/URL], Libya. [URL='https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20240826-libya-east-administration-says-closes-oil-fields-over-central-bank-rift'](France 24)[/URL] [URL='https://www.spglobal.com/commodityinsights/en/market-insights/latest-news/oil/082624-libyas-eastern-government-vows-total-oil-shutdown'](S&P Global)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Business and economy[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada%E2%80%93China_relations']Canada–China relations[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada']Canada[/URL] announces a 100% tariff on imports of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China']Chinese[/URL]-made [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_vehicle_industry_in_China']electric vehicles[/URL] and a 25% tariff on Chinese [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steel']steel[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aluminum_alloy']aluminum[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/canada-china-evs-tariffs-0cd68ba7533bc6e7111cdd5811c8889c'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Football_League_Players_Association']National Football League Players Association[/URL] files a lawsuit against [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DraftKings']DraftKings[/URL] for allegedly breaking an agreement to pay licensing fees on [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Football_League']NFL[/URL] players' [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personality_rights']likeness rights[/URL] after DraftKings closed its [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NFT']NFT trading cards[/URL] business. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/nfl-players-union-sues-draftkings-allegedly-breaking-nft-contract-2024-08-26/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Nigeria_floods']2024 Nigeria floods[/URL] [LIST] [*]At least 49 people are killed and over 40,000 people are displaced after heavy rains caused [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flood']floods[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adamawa_State']Adamawa[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jigawa_State']Jigawa[/URL], and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taraba_State']Taraba[/URL] states in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigeria']Nigeria[/URL]. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/26/floods-in-nigeria-kill-displace-thousands'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arbaat_Dam_collapse']Arbaat Dam collapse[/URL] [LIST] [*]The death toll of the Arbaat Dam collapse north of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Sudan']Port Sudan[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan']Sudan[/URL], rises to over 60 after floodwater destroyed 20 villages and damaged or destroyed the residences of roughly 50,000 citizens. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/26/a-dam-collapsed-in-northeast-sudan-killing-four'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]One person is killed and three others are injured in a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landslide']landslide[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ketchikan']Ketchikan[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska']Alaska[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/alaska-ketchikan-landslide-disaster-32e0ee1db2ee45a4af581dcecb017e43'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Health and environment[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023%E2%80%932024_mpox_epidemic']2023–2024 mpox epidemic[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany']Germany[/URL] announces it will donate 100,000 doses of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mpox']mpox[/URL] vaccines to the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo']Democratic Republic of the Congo[/URL] and other [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africa']African[/URL] nations, as well as provide funding to the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GAVI']GAVI Vaccine Alliance[/URL] through the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Health_Organization']World Health Organization[/URL]. [URL='https://www.dw.com/en/mpox-germany-to-give-africa-100000-doses-of-vaccine/a-70055504'](DW)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]International relations[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France%E2%80%93Russia_relations']France–Russia relations[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrest_of_Pavel_Durov']Arrest of Pavel Durov[/URL] [LIST] [*]Russian lawmakers accuse French authorities of arresting [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russians']Russian-born[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telegram_%28software%29']Telegram[/URL] CEO [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pavel_Durov']Pavel Durov[/URL] to acquire confidential information from Telegram users, and urge Russian users to delete all confidential information on it. [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Duma']Russian Duma[/URL] Deputy Speaker [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladislav_Davankov']Vladislav Davankov[/URL] in a (translated) Telegram statement says "If the French authorities refuse to release Pavel Durov from custody, I propose making every effort to move him to the UAE or the Russian Federation. With his consent, of course." [URL='https://www.politico.eu/article/telegram-ceo-arrest-pavel-durov-russian-military-communications-france/'](Politico)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrest_of_Pavel_Durov']Arrest of Pavel Durov[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_France']President of France[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmanuel_Macron']Emmanuel Macron[/URL] makes the first official French acknowledgement of the arrest of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telegram_%28software%29']Telegram[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_executive_officer']CEO[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pavel_Durov']Pavel Durov[/URL], by stating that Durov's arrest had "no political motive" and dismissed free speech protesters' accusations and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia']Russian[/URL] claims of the contrary as "false information". [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/pavel-durov-has-nothing-hide-telegram-says-arrested-founder-2024-08-26/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controversies_surrounding_Uber']Controversies surrounding Uber[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_Data_Protection_Authority']Dutch Data Protection Authority[/URL] fines [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uber']Uber[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euro']€[/URL]290 million (US$324 million) for allegedly breaching the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union']European Union[/URL]'s [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Data_Protection_Regulation']General Data Protection Regulation[/URL] to collect information on its European drivers. [URL='https://www.dw.com/en/dutch-watchdog-fines-uber-over-driver-data-protection/a-70047267'](DW)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2024_August_26"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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